Our teen celebrated his 15th birthday recently. He loves racing cars and Formula 1 so we thought he would enjoy one of the driving experiences for teens at Mercedes-Benz World. A few friends have mentioned Mercedes-Benz World and we weren’t sure if it was worth visiting Mercedes-Benz World, but we gave it a try! Driving…
I can’t quite believe a year has gone by since I last visited The Stitch Festival at the Business Design Centre. I really enjoyed my day there (celebrating dressmaking, embroidery, crochet, cross stitch and quilting) so booked a ticket to visit, as well as three workshops so I could learn some new skills. The Stitch…
I can’t quite believe a whole year has gone since our last visit to Crufts. 12 months ago we took a tween to Crufts, this time round we had a teenager. A trip to Crufts with a teen Our last visit was on the weekend and it was so busy we decided that if we…
If you are looking for a wet weather activity for teens then I would recommend indoor go karting. My teens love go karting and we thought we would try the new track at Teamsport High Wycombe. This wasn’t the easiest venue to find inside the Eden Centre, but once we had walked around the shopping…
In January we combined a trip to Milton Keynes to see the Vanessa Bell exhibition with a trip to The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park. We spotted the museum on a visit to Bletchley Park back in 2019 and promised we would return one day. The National Museum of Computing with teenagers At…
Our youngest teen suggested she would like to try axe throwing so I found Game of Throwing in Hammersmith. With both teenagers on a half term break I booked an hour session so we could try axe throwing with Game of Throwing. Axe throwing with Game of Throwing It turns out that both teens have…
If you are looking for something to do with the kids this half term then I have a great idea for older kids, The World of Tim Burton at the Design Museum in London. We are a family who love to watch films together and have been fans of Tim Burton for a long time….
The cold weather is continuing here in London. We are more than ready for Spring but it looks like we have a few chilly weeks ahead of us. Wanting to get out in the fresh air, we wrapped up warmly, and headed to check out the latest winter lights display at Westfield London. Here We…
We recently found ourselves in the pretty Hampshire town of Andover and discovered there was a cat cafe there. My son loves cats so we booked a slot to have some tea and cakes whilst enjoying being surrounded by cats (we love a cat cafe!). A trip to the Andover Catfe A cat cafe is…